Who We Are
Unraveling Life's Symphony: Good Riddance's 'Who We Are'
Lyrics
Defeated and exhausted by this path yet unable to eliminate or deviate once passed
Feeling defeated and exhausted on a chosen path, unable to change course once started.
Too soon to be so done though consequences have only begun
It's too early to give up, despite facing consequences that are just beginning.
The physical effects can't be ignored the cycle of regret much more invasive than before
The physical effects of one's actions cannot be ignored; the cycle of regret is more invasive than before.
Assuring everyone you're good surround yourself with those for whom it's understood
Assuring others that you're fine, surrounding yourself with those who truly understand your struggles.
But these people aren't your friends
People around may not be genuine friends; they might use or betray you for their own gain.
They'll tear you down to service their own ends
Warning about individuals who will break you down to fulfill their own purposes.
Fixated entropy too far gone to be
Describing a state of fixated entropy, too far gone to be salvaged.
A consolation meant to be for show
A consolation or comfort that is only for show, not genuine or helpful.
When it finally breaks your heart
Anticipating a moment when heartbreak is inevitable.
Where will you go?
Questioning where one will turn when their heart is broken.
Departure from your sanity complete retracing every hardly recognizable defeat
Complete departure from sanity, retracing defeats that are hardly recognizable.
Your tattered heart beats like a drum as you fight to reconcile what you've become
Describing a tattered heart beating like a drum while struggling to accept one's changed self.
And I can see you've lost your shine
Observing a loss of vitality or enthusiasm in a person.
And the lights have all gone dark
Noticing that brightness or hope has disappeared, leaving darkness behind.
There was nothing left but time
Highlighting that only time remains when everything else is gone.
Without a flicker or a spark
Emphasizing a lack of any sign of life or inspiration, no flicker or spark.
There was once a vibrant blaze
Recalling a time when there was a vibrant blaze or enthusiasm that is now gone.
A luster all your own
Reminiscing about a unique and personal luster that has faded.
Now you stumble through this life
Portraying stumbling through life without direction or purpose.
And you know that you're alone
Realizing the solitude and loneliness in the journey.
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